The Scottish Transport Minister, Stewart Stevenson, resigned for his slow response to the snow. By his criteria, Boris would have resigned several times over by now. Truck drivers in Scotland have been allowed to work overtime — because safety rules matter less when it’s icy? Of course, making sure that petrol stations have supplies is more important than preventing overworked truckers driving into a fuel tanker.

Labour are reconsidering high speed rail, while the Tories are promising to keep those Tory voters along its route happy with fabulous cash payouts.

The Campaign for Clean Air in London are threatening to challenge Boris in court over the removal of the Western Extension Congestion Charge Zone. Waste of public money if it goes to court? No news outlet I can find mentions the massive EU penalties for poor air quality (many times the cost of a court case), or the vast numbers (much greater than direct road deaths) of otherwise economically-active people who are disabled and killed by pollution-related diseases. Meanwhile our own Green MEPs are encouraging the EU to reject the mayor’s application for an extension to the deadline for complying with those air quality laws.

(I’m late to this story, but had to post it.) Ferrari driver who “unwittingly” drove around at 100mph is allowed to continue driving because he is reliant upon the car for his hospital treatment. Apparently ferrari owners can’t afford bus fares, and they don’t have taxis in Devon…

And for some reason not allowing blue badge holders to use the olympic lanes is considered an outrage too far. How will builders get to their jobs now?

The RV1 riverside bus has gone hydrogen powered, in order to test the technology. The hydrogen production requires electricity, and the electricity is still mostly generated by burning coal and gas. It might at least reduce the particulate pollution given off by these vehicles (or shift them back to the out-of-town power station, anyway).